Pacific Rim is "okay"

Rating: 7/10 (4 October 2013)

From what i saw on this movie's page here people either love this movie or hate it to the point where they would write a review about it.
Firstly i have to say i'm not an expert or a person aspiring to be a critic, but this movie was "okay". As expected of a 2013 movie with giant robots - the visuals are absolutely stunning. Apart from that everything just seems lacking - dialogues seemed unnatural, everything behind the technology (how stuff works) was just mentioned as opposed to being explained. I mean: "The deeper the bond, the stronger you fight." may as well have been followed by "You're just going to have to accept this and move on." .As for the acting, i don't feel equipped to talk adequately about this so i'm going to move on to the reason i decided to write this review.
So the main reason i wrote this is because i noticed a great similarity between this movie and a relatively old Japanese anime. The anime is called Neon Genesis Evangelion. The weird thing is that only in the first 20 minutes of the movie there are already a number of relatively significant similarities. Okay, so the plot. Beings of another world/dimension attacking earth and people build giant robots to fight them. It's a solid example but i'm sure there are tons of other titles who fit this description. But here is where it gets weird - a head of an organization who is pressured by military/politicians when the only thing he cares about is producing results and still remains indifferent to the warnings/threats of the people pressuring him. I'd say it's 1:1, but there was not enough emphasis on this not-so-minor details (namely personalities).
Another similarity, and i will try to make this one shorter, is the technological bit. Pilots synchronizing with the robot to "fight stronger" is exactly what happens in NGE, but everything there is explained and seems more logical, while in Pacific Rim it just seems glued on to make the main characters special in some way.
Of course there are other things. But i'm going to stop here, because i have to be honest with myself. When i wasn't busy looking for potential rip off material i was genuinely enjoying the movie.
So if you're looking for something to watch i'd recommend this. It's not a masterpiece, but it's not really as bad as some people say it is.